Nelly’s Biography

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. is popularly known by his stage name Nelly. Nelly is a popular American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, actor, and songwriter. He started his solo career in 2000 and still achieves more success towards it. World-renowned rapper who has given a string of all-time hit albums to the music industry, including Country Grammar , Just a Dream , and Nellyville Too. In the year 2003 and 2004, he also won Grammy Awards respectively.

Early life and biography of Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes was born Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. on November 2, 1974 in Austin, Texas, United States. He belongs to the American nationality and regarding his ethnicity, he is an African American. He spent most of his early days in his hometown of Austin with his family.

Nelly’s father is a former member of the Air Force. Unfortunately, her parents divorced her when she was only seven years old. She later moved to University City, Missouri along with her mother. She was interested in the field of music from her early years. When she was a schoolboy, she formed a hip-hop group called the St. Lunatics. With the self-produced single ‘Gimme What You Got’, he gained local popularity. He later made a deal with Universal Music Group.

Nelly graduated from University City High School.

Nelly’s Career

Nelly released her first album under the title Country Grammer in the year 2000, which became an instant hit, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 and Hot Rap Tracks. Her singles from her album include ‘EI’; ‘Ride with Me’ and ‘Batter Up’.

Nelly after a couple of years, released her second album called Nellyville which became highly appreciated and received a lot of fame. Similarly, in the year 2009, Nelly was publicly announced in Las Vegas about the album titled Yet=to-be=. She has also made guest appearances with various singers and artists and also got involved in promotional activities.

Nelly also dated several other Hollywood divas as a model. Lashontae heckard , Actress Shantel Jackson .

Her fans also claim that Nelly is very conscious of her dressing style. Her attractive body suits all kinds of dresses. Her appearances on drama shows impress many girls and they want to go out with him. However, Nelly is always aware of his public image.

Nelly is a highly searched face on social networking sites. She is well known on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs and many other websites. There is the presence of his personal account along with a number of fan clubs and pages that provide information and forwarded images along with an update on her recent news.

Nelly had a dispute regarding the tour bus that was interrupted for non-compliance for the traffic stop. This issue was further moved as a legal issue that faced a great deal of controversy.